Loaded Mashed Potatoes

My family loves potatoes of any kind. But, different flavored mashed potatoes are among our favorite in the group. For me, it’s loaded mashed potatoes! I drool every time I think about making them.

Basically, for loaded mashed potatoes, you can add any of your favorite ingredients. Well, within reason. I added bacon, extra sharp cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese,sour cream, crushed pepper flakes, butter, crushed black olive and chives which give a nice onion flavor. For the black olives, and those of you that do no like black olives, they actually are perfect in potato dishes. I’m not a big fan of black olives myself. But I do love the flavor addition in a couple of my famous potato side dishes.

Simply start off by washing and drying off 5-6 medium to large red potatoes, leave the skin on. Place on a cookie sheet and cook 45-60 minutes.

Once the potatoes are tender, place them in a large bowl, add the butter and smash them using a potato smasher or whatever you have on hand. You can cut and cube them as well.

Add the salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic and continue to smash the potatoes.

Add the black olives, bacon, and pepper flakes, Smashing until all the ingredients are incorporated.

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LaDonna Dennis is the founder and creator of Mom Blog Society. She wears many hats. She is a Homemaker*Blogger*Crafter*Reader*Pinner*Friend*Animal Lover* Former writer of Frost Illustrated and, Cancer...SURVIVOR! LaDonna is happily married to the love of her life, the mother of 3 grown children and "Grams" to 3 grand children. She adores animals, and has four furbabies: Makia ( a German Shepherd, who's mission in life is to be her attached to her hip) and Hachie, (an OCD Alaskan Malamute, and Akia (An Alaskan Malamute) who is just sweet as can be. And Sassy, a four month old German Shepherd who has quickly stolen her heart and become the most precious fur baby of all times. Aside from the humans in her life, LaDonna's fur babies are her world.